{"id":"tas:sr-2002-087","name":"State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2002","slug":"state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"87 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318550,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-087-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-087) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 9 August 2002.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Establishment of Government department","content":"### 3 Establishment of Government department\n\n> A Government department to be called the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts is established.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.","content":"### 4 Amalgamation of Government departments, &c.\n\n> > (1)  The following parts of Government departments are amalgamated with the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the Parks and Wildlife Service Division (excluding Crown Land Services), part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the Tasmanian Heritage Office, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, part of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) Tourism Tasmania, part of the Department of State Development;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) Arts Tasmania, part of the Department of State Development;\n> > > \n> > > > (f) Events Tasmania, part of the Department of State Development;\n> > > \n> > > > (g) the Tasmanian Bicentenary Office, part of the Department of State Development;\n> > > \n> > > > (h) the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, part of the Department of State Development.\n> \n> > (2)  The Seniors Bureau, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name","content":"### 5 Change of name\n\n> The name of the Government department known as the Department of State Development is changed to the Department of Economic Development.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 9 August 2002\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication the scope changed from its original intent. It appears to be a routine administrative restructuring order that has remained unchanged since its commencement in August 2002, consistent with its narrow purpose of reorganising Tasmanian State Service structures."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited legislative content is visible in the provided text — the operative clauses are absent","Administrative restructuring orders are generally straightforward in structure","Narrow and specific in purpose — affects only internal government organisation","No complex legal rights, obligations, or penalties for the general public"],"plain_english_summary":"The State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2002 is a Tasmanian administrative order that reorganised parts of the State Service—moving, renaming, abolishing or creating agencies and reallocating public servants. It affected Tasmanian government employees and the structure of agencies (mainly an internal administrative change) and has been in force since 9 August 2002; it has not been repealed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the administrative restructuring it purports to do. It has not grown beyond its original purpose as a machinery of government order."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 operative sections)","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Rules Publication Act 1953 in the footer)","Straightforward administrative actions: establishment, amalgamation, renaming","Simple list structure for transferred functions","Single condition: one exclusion noted (Crown Land Services excluded from Parks and Wildlife transfer)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order from 2002 that reorganises parts of the state public service.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Creates a new department**: Establishes the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts.\n- **Moves functions into the new department**: Takes specific divisions and offices from three existing departments and merges them into this new department:\n  - From Primary Industries, Water and Environment: Parks and Wildlife (except Crown Land Services), the Heritage Office, and the Botanical Gardens\n  - From State Development: Tourism Tasmania, Arts Tasmania, Events Tasmania, the Bicentenary Office, and the Museum and Art Gallery\n- **Moves other functions elsewhere**: Transfers the Seniors Bureau from Health and Human Services to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\n- **Renames a department**: Changes \"Department of State Development\" to \"Department of Economic Development\".\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public servants whose jobs moved between departments\n- The public who interact with these services (national parks, museums, tourism promotion, arts funding, etc.)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is machinery of government (administrative reorganisation) legislation. It doesn't change what services are delivered, but changes which minister and department is responsible for them. This affects accountability lines, budgets, and how these services are managed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order's text confines change to establishing one department, amalgamating named units into it, transferring the Seniors Bureau, and renaming an existing department (ss 3–5). There is no textual indication that the Order expands or narrows scope beyond those specified structural changes."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative scope: creates one new department, transfers several named units, transfers one bureau, and renames an existing department (ss 3–5).","Clear mechanical effect: provisions plainly state establishment, amalgamation and name-change rather than creating new regulatory obligations.","Operational complexity: transfers imply moving staff, budgets, records and assets between agencies, requiring implementation work by affected departments and human-resources/payroll adjustments.","Limited transitional detail: order specifies transfers but does not set out detailed procedures or timelines for asset, staff or funding transfers, leaving implementation discretion to administering agencies.","Inter-agency coordination risk: amalgamations cut across multiple originating departments, increasing coordination and short-term administrative overhead.","Commencement certainty: fixed commencement date reduces legal ambiguity about when responsibilities shift (s 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order establishes the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts, moves specified units from other departments into it, transfers the Seniors Bureau to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and renames the Department of State Development as the Department of Economic Development. It reallocates administrative responsibility, budgets, assets and staff; implementation and transition costs and operational duties move to the affected departments and public servants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002","history":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/state-service-restructuring-order-no-2-2002/documents"}}